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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    314 PM  80    1976  55     -1       53       
  MINIMUM         43   1056 PM  10    1903  33     10       27       
  AVERAGE         49                        44      5       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.35  -0.21     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.54                      7.11   0.43     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.05                      3.72   2.33     4.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        21     -5       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       376   -102      464       
  SINCE DEC 1   1627                      1972   -345     1878       
  SINCE JUL 1   1997                      2588   -591     2321       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         4      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT